Carroll County Correctional Institution operates under the regulatory authority of the Georgia Department of Corrections. All inmates are post trial confinement. The jail is a pre-trial confinement facility usually housing those that have been arrested and awaiting trial.

The State Board of Pardons and Paroles maintains a computerized information system that can be accessed from a touch-tone phone at 404-656-5651. The board can also be reached through the State Board of Pardons and Paroles website.